Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Whether they're starting clinicals in their first semester as undergrads or helping patients through research and care, the members of Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing work together and across disciplines to drive positive impact in world-class hospital systems and our surrounding communities. Follow along with the latest news from one of the nation’s top nursing schools.
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Nursing’s Susan Painter offers intentional support to combat unintentional overdoses
Since the nation’s opioid crisis began in the 1990s, unintentional overdose deaths have claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Americans annually. And through the years, Susan Painter has seen the heartbreak—and insufficient support for families and healthcare providers grieving these deaths…
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November 03, 2017
Nurse entrepreneur’s homemade innovation may soon be available worldwide
As an operating room nurse, Jill Byrne saw how heat shortened the tempers and focus of stressed, sweating surgeons.
“When even brilliant and confident surgeons look like they’ve been in a dunk tank, you worry about their disco...
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October 10, 2017
More than 1,000 quilt squares, containing 2,200 personal stories, have been displayed in 22 cities across the United States
As a national touring collection of stories from survivors of rape and abuse, the Monument Quilt will visit Cleveland, with a display on Case Western Reserve University’s campu...
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October 06, 2017
In honor of National Midwifery Week, the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will give away 1,000 mini-cupcakes today (Oct. 6).
Each cupcake represents 10 births in Ohio attended by certified midwives (approximately 10,000 births).
The nursing school will give away the cupcakes at 11 a.m. at th...
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October 06, 2017
The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will host the inaugural Summit on Leadership and Quality Improvement Thursday, Oct. 19, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at The Glidden House.
In this interdisciplinary, action-oriented conference, you will engage with internationally recognized thought leaders to...
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October 03, 2017
After leading the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing since 2011, Mary E. Kerr has announced she will resign as dean effective June 30 of next year.
Kerr, an alumna of the school and former official at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), said she elected to step down both for personal reaso...
September 19, 2017
Case Western Reserve University has a rich history—so rich, in fact, that several sites around campus have been designated with historic markers. This month, we’ll take you around campus to highlight some of the university’s most historic spots.
An Ohio Historical Marker stands outside the Frances ...
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September 19, 2017
The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, bolstered by a grant from the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation, has launched a pilot program to help address what program director Marilyn “Lynn” Lotas called a “crisis of lead exposure among Cleveland’s children.”...
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September 15, 2017
With geographic barriers limiting treatment options for many people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a Case Western Reserve University researcher will use a new $4.9 million award to test online- and teleconference-based adaptations of methods that reduce fatigue and improve quality of life when delive...
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September 11, 2017
The university community is invited to the Advanced Management Issues in HIV Care conference Sept. 14–15.
The conference will offer an advanced focus on the management of patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
The conference will be of interest to health care professionals ...
September 01, 2017
In Pursuit of Nursing Research
By Shelly Koski
The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing is known for educating the most innovative nurse scientists in the nation. Forefront asked to four of the school’s post-doctoral fellows what inspired them to become a nurse scientist and what advice they wou...